T-1A Jayhawk - T-1A Jayhawk

FILE PHOTO—The T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer. It is used by the U. S. Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command to train student pilots to fly airlift or tanker aircraft. The swept wing T-1A is a version of the Beech 400A. It has cockpit seating for an instructor and two students and is powered by twin turbofan engines capable of an operating speed of Mach .78. The T-1A differs from its commercial counterpart with a single-point refueling system with greater capacity and increased bird strike protection in the windshield and leading edges for sustained low-level operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Fernando Serna)